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The 5th Asian Winter Games took place from February 1 to February 8, 2003 in Aomori Prefecture, Japan.


Games summary

Each played just one match against each of the other teams (five for men's and four for women's). A team gained two points for a win, one point for a draw and no points for a loss. The team that gained the most points was awarded the gold medal.

Japan easily won the men's event by defeating all of the other teams and gaining ten points. Kazakhstan easily won all its games until they lost the final game to Japan, garnering a total of eight points. China took third position after beating South Korea. Thailand got fifth place and Mongolia got sixth place after losing all its games.

In women's ice hockey, Kazakhstan won all its games and the gold medal, in a league system with five teams playing. Japan won the silver medal, and China the bronze. North Korea took fourth place and South Korea was in fifth place.

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Japan 1 1 0 2
Kazakhstan 1 1 0 2
3 China 0 0 2 2

Men's Hockey

Men's Group A

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 Kazakhstan 2 2 0 0 4 36 2
2 South Korea 2 1 1 0 2 24 12
3 Mongolia 2 0 2 0 0 2 48
  • Kazakhstan 25 Mongolia 1
  • South Korea 23 Mongolia 1
  • Kazakhstan 11 South Korea 1

Men's Group B

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 Japan 2 2 0 0 4 54 0
2 China 2 1 1 0 2 24 17
3 Thailand 2 0 2 0 0 0 63
  • Japan 39 Thailand 0
  • Japan 15 China 0
  • China 24 Thailand 2


Men's Medal Round

  • 5th Place game - Thailand 4 Mongolia 2
  • Semi Final 1- Kazakhstan 12 China 1
  • Semi Final 2- Japan 11 South Korea 2
  • 3rd Place game - China 6 South Korea 2
  • Final - Kazakhstan 7 Japan 2


Women's

Rank Team GP W L T PTS GF GA
1 Kazakhstan 4 3 0 1 7 26 4
2 Japan 4 3 1 0 6 33 8
3 China 4 2 1 1 5 43 8
4 North Korea 4 1 3 0 2 12 33
5 South Korea 4 0 3 0 0 1 80
  • Kazakhstan 3 Japan 1
  • Kazakhstan 1 China 1
  • Kazakhstan 3 North Korea 2
  • Kazakhstan 19 South Korea 0
  • Japan 5 China 4
  • Japan 6 North Korea 1
  • Japan 21 South Korea 0
  • China 8 North Korea 1
  • China 30 South Korea 1
  • North Korea 10 South Korea 0

Team Photos

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